The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-02-21
NEWS IN BRIEF,

The Emery Opera House. Titusyille
Pa', was totally destroyed by fire.
Paul o. Russell, St. Louis editor, was
killed by a train at Chicago. ~. =
Notrainu have left Trayerss City, Mich,
since Thuraday, on account of the anow
Tho City Council of St. Louis has fixed
eight hours as legal work day Tor city
laborers. -
Miss Lena Beck, Toledo, o., q domestic,
line stove. : -, . 80. -
Jack knifton, the English pugilist, will
Fail Tor America under Parson Davies
auspices. l, = .,.7' '..,sI.5'f = :,
Captain Unger, who killed August
bohle, was sentenced to twenty years
hard labor at Sing Sing. = %. ~.
Mrs. Cleveland gave her last reception
ior the season Saturday, and shook about
five Thousand handn. Z
Al Bangor, Via, the msnpled remaiuH
Of Otto Bodmer's Oldest daughter were
found near the railroad track.
The steamer UIunda has sailed from
Halifax to repair the French Atlantic ca.
bic, broken near St. Pierre, Miquolon. $
The tEtruria has just bumped across
tho Atlantic in six days, five hours and
hity.two minutea-iastest winter time on
record. u, g. @ ;, Z.
Matthew Barnitz, broker Of Pitts.
burgh, borrowed $4,000 OF his friends
and skipped. Ho was doing prosperous
business. .y,.5 ), 5lt'fI I'd :
The Senate Committee on Privileges
and Elections is still taking testimony for
the memorialists in the Texas election
outrage case. btiE. IL
Morris Hatfield, Bethany, Ind, shot
his wife and than himself. They were
well-to:do, but had quarreled. He has
died. She will recover. 800
The Irish. National League of America
declares, through its Secretary, against the
dition treaty. -. 81 5i7'-.2 A. - -.
Phillips Bros. & Co., Baltimore dry goods
merchants, have filed q deed of trust for
the benefit of their creditors, with aseets
Of about 100000. 4 Il i -
| The body Of the unknown man killed in
the railroad accident at London, Ohio, has
been identified as that Of George W. Ap-
pleby, Of Pittsburgh. = n. :. <.
Two freight trains collided and third
ran into the wreck at Collins, Pa, on the
Pennsylvania road, smashing twenty.three
cars, but hurting nobody.
It is now thought that Anna Graham, a
sixteen.yesr.old girl, was the only victim
OF the bridge accident in Rochester, N. Y.
Her muf has been found in the river. 2
The redemption OF the trade dollar,
about seven million OF them will be COM
menced as aoon as the President puts his
signature to the bill, which will be within
a few days. ,g7.. 09l@,E ,7,Et
A Mrs, Ogden, Of Peoria, ILL.,, was found
lying dead in the gutter in front of her
house, whilo her son was inside on the
floor drunk. He iH supposed to havelmur-
dered hor in row. Al. 8.53 4
Acting Secretary Fairchild isgued cir
cular 10 constructors OF passenger cars and
steamboats, inviting suggeations as to the
best methods Of building and heating to
prevent loss OF life and property by fire.
The suit Of the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy Railroad Company against the
stockholders Of the Kansas Rolling Mill
Company, involving s225 900, was tried
at Cleveland, resulting in complete vic.
tory tos the railroad. .,,.,,;.5., .as.-E
The committee appainted by the Miss
ourl House to investigate the prosecution
OF David Fotheringham, the Adams Ex-
press messenger, will commence their in
quiry Monday atthe Southern Hotel In St.
Louis. The committee is composed OF five
members and is empowered to summon
witnesses. 5,'5,..,o57 5 1,'5g .5i37sis
By the death OF Mrs. Abby O. Richmond,
at Taunton, Mass, the sum of S4l5, ,72O
which was left to her in trust by her sister,
Sarah L. King, reverts to the latter's heirs,
Ex.Mayor Cobb, Of Boston, gets one.third
the wife Of Charles Gid, Of the Commercial
Bullelin, another third, and the balance i
divided equally among the grandchildren
Whitney's Opera House, Detroit, Mich.
occupying a portion Of square purchased
for Government buildings, and permitted
to run till the Government was ready tt
go to work, was closed on application Of q
Democratic rival, William e. Thompson
| who even went to Washington to com
|plain Of the injury to his busineaa.